Bones of young woman 'abandoned' at South Pole could rewrite history of Antarctic exploration

The piece of cranium, found in 1985 on Yámana Beach, is believed to be the oldest human remains ever discovered in the South ...
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Mysterious skull found on Antarctic beach could rewrite history of exploration

The skull fragment, found in 1985 on Yámana Beach, is believed to be the oldest known human remains from the South Pole ...
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Scientists solve mystery of Antarctic mountain range hidden for 500 million years

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...

Mystery solved? Researcher challenges long-held theory of what sank Shackleton's Endurance in Antarctic ice

A Finnish professor's recent research shows Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary ship Endurance was poorly designed for ...
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500-Million-Year-Old Mountains Beneath Antarctic Ice Could Hold Secrets To Earth’s Past

The mountain range has been sitting under the ice sheet for eons following a massive tectonic plate clash.

Shocking real reason Shackleton’s doomed Antarctica expedition ship sank over 110 years ago revealed

EXPERTS have discovered the real reasons Ernest Shackleton’s ship sank on its ill-fated Antarctic expedition in 1915. And it ...
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Shackleton's infamous ship 'Endurance clearly had several structural deficiencies,' new analysis reveals

Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, infamously sank in Antarctica — and now a new study finds that it had known flaws.
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Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say

CANBERRA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean currents and loss of marine life that are ...